Sitemap - 2025 - Cultured. North East
Before it all kicks off: Inside Gerry and Sewell’s rehearsal room
Remembering Chris Rea, forever driving home for Christmas
North East music boss to sit on influential Government body
Pre-Raphs to be the Laing Art Gallery's star attraction in 2026
Book born from family's traumatic chapter celebrates Northumbrian food and countryside
Musicians raise over £50,000 to tackle child poverty in Sunderland
Photographer Tish Murtha to get big Baltic exhibition
David Nellist’s Protest Song wins star-studded support in New York
From the founders of Viz comes Codswallop and Chips
Castle sale unveils vast hoard of art, antiques and silver
Ranger role brings fresh momentum to Wall’s nature recovery
Pond restoration becomes a calendar pin-up
Miners' Strike campaigner recognised for lifetime of community service
Blades of glory: Torvill & Dean's last dance
Review: Goldilocks and the Three Bears at The Customs House, South Shields
Review: Sleeping Beauty at Sunderland Empire
Remembering Paul Collard, visual arts champion and 'visionary'
REVIEW: The Wizard of Oz, People's Theatre, Newcastle
REVIEW: Handel's Messiah at The Glasshouse
Lost watercolours find the spotlight in Bishop Auckland
National award caps off milestone year for Darlington’s rail story
Action film commission for North East production companies
Pies, patter and a 'propa' good time with Si King
Birdwatch project uncovers shifts in garden wildlife
A holiday home with a Hollywood twist hits the market
Powerful tribute to wartime resilience installed in South Shields
Sniffer dog Bracken leads the way in conservation
A stroll around Enchanted City, Newcastle's winter newcomer
The coast in close-up: tales from a 122-year-old camera club
New Shelagh Stephenson play to launch Radical North East season
Braines behind Defected brings dance music royalty back home
REVIEW: Beauty and the Beast at Northern Stage
Kittiwakes stick around to star in Quayside Christmas show
One more shot for rock and souler Lynne Jackaman
Heritage award for Durham venue The Story
Competition puts the beauty of Northumberland in the frame
Community mural crowns student’s year-long placement
North East creatives call for a ‘Festive Rebellion’ this Small Business Saturday
Laurels Theatre shortlisted for top honour as it bids farewell to its first home
Northumberland estate lights up world’s tallest living Christmas tree
New TV thriller starring Jill Halfpenny is set for new year premiere
Durham sees The Light - or will when it opens in 2026
REVIEW: Giselle, Ballet Cymru, Dance City
Why the fun and silliness of panto is a serious business
Thousands of river finds shed light on centuries of life in Durham
Family audiences invited into A Town Called Christmas
Cocoa by day, cocktails by night at Newgate Social’s festive sing-alongs
Matty Healy to make Sunday for Sammy return at 25th anniversary show
Textile map threads together stories of North Shields
Emmylou Harris to play final North East show in Sunderland
Silence of the Lambs to make a noise in the North East
Review: Aladdin at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Which books made the Gordon Burn Prize 2026 longlist?
Muhammad Ali’s Tyneside visit remembered as wedding invite goes to auction
Enchanted City adds cosmic dimension to festivities
Artificial Intelligence to help save heritage before it disappears forever
New Farne Islands count shows sharp contrasts in seabird recovery
REVIEW: Fiddler on the Roof at Sunderland Empire
Big Christmas Lists: North East Christmas Concerts and Shows
Big Christmas Lists: North East Festive Family Shows 2025
Big Christmas Lists: North East Pantomimes 2025
REVIEW: Orca at the People's Theatre, Newcastle
Beamish invites visitors to celebrate Christmases past
New life for Sycamore Gap as Tree of Hope saplings planted across the region
Artwork celebrates life and courage of Mary Ann Macham
Students explore the ‘monumental’ in new exhibition
Discovery Museum retires long-running gallery space to make room for major revamp
Nightfall to light up Middlesbrough
Regionwide effort for major screen-industry skills drive
Survivors of domestic abuse use art to communicate their trauma
Kerri Andrews on the joys and challenges of a walking mum
Remembering the North East’s youngest VC
Jazzy adds the glitz to Irish dance
Football heritage takes centre stage
Lindisfarne dig uncovers vast early medieval cemetery
REVIEW: Bleak Expectations, People's Theatre, Newcastle
Making gardens for magical moths
The prehistoric North written in stone
Another 'acciduurnt' waiting to happen at Theatre Royal
Big 2026 music announcements for Tyne and Wear
Theatre marks WWII anniversary with inclusive celebration of freedom
Author and 'spirit guide' embark on coastal pilgrimage
Libraries ancient and modern unite for Books on Tyne
Field Music honoured on Sunderland’s Music Wall of Fame
Countdown to Futureheads festive album and Sunderland shows
Creativity and community spirit to fuel Festival of Energy
balletLORENT spreads the love with Best Worst Dances
Walking to New Orleans - again
Exhibition highlights wonders and ills of our oceans
Howay the lads! Gerry and Sewell score a West End run
Northumberland hosts world’s top space photography exhibition
From slavery to sanctuary: sculpture to honour Mary Ann Macham in North Shields
Literary treasure draws thousands of visitors to Durham as exhibition is extended
Curtain comes down on Laurels' first act
Last Lumiere all set for weekend switch on
Blyth prepares to host fiery spectacle
Review: Big Ange at Live Theatre, Newcastle
REVIEW: Dear England at Newcastle Theatre Royal
English Teacher are a class act
REVIEW: Susanna, Opera North and Phoenix Dance Theatre
BBC-backed Digital Accelerator aims to spark next generation of North East creators
Grassroots songwriting project blossoms at Southwick allotment
Remembrance Sunday concert pays tribute to wartime miners and tunnellers
Beach walk inspired new BALTIC show
Tyne’s kittiwakes weather another tough year
Historic Hexham Riot letter to be sold at auction
Putting climate change on the record
Landmark railway sections saved after £7m preservation project
Record crowds for Durham Cathedral’s Magna Carta exhibition
Exhibition shines light on artist’s powerful record of the North East
From stage to screen: Newcastle playwright’s screenwriting debut for the BBC
Funding brings new musical a step closer
REVIEW: La bohème, Opera North, Theatre Royal
Why Claire Malcolm's been boning up on the Booker Prize
Visiting the Laing's new exhibition - magnifying glass to hand
Remembrance Sunday premiere for Poppy ahead of spring tour
Budding artists prepare ground for artwork in the park
Sting brings it home with intimate performance at BALTIC fundraiser
The spy who listened from his Berwick garden
Step back in time (if you dare) for a traditional Halloween at Beamish this weekend
Mince, mash and a mission: Big Ange cooks up big change at Live Theatre
Blue plaque honour for Tyneside scientist with global legacy
Weller leads the charge to Exhibition Park festival
Soprano Elin on La bohème and our 'beautiful' Theatre Royal
REVIEW: Samling Academy singers at The Glasshouse
Newcastle prepares for a journey through light and space in December
Gosforth Civic Theatre prepares for a season of stories, songs and sparkle
The pleasure and pain of Hawkeys Lane - in Plasticine
Offside, outrage and oranges: the legend of Bill McCracken
Community to shape future of derelict priest’s residence
Two decades of Field Music: Sunderland band revisit and celebrate their debut
Exhibition: Shipyard Faces and Intriguing Spaces
Secrets of Bremenium revealed in record dig
Review: 800 Years - Here We Are at The Exchange 1856
Pleasure garden exhibition extends into Newcastle's Pink Lane
"It’s about getting voices heard"
Drumming up some 80s nostalgia
Blethyn and Riseborough to attend Tyneside screening
Review: Miss Saigon at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Models revive memories of Tyne’s shipbuilding
25 years after 'Miss Pettigrew', Winifred's back in print
Roman superstition reborn as art with a climate conscience
Hartlepool joins Creative People and Places portfolio
Theatre Royal Trust graced with three top recruits
Roadshow to grow the rewilding message
The Family Secret is all wrapped up
Sam Fender and Elton John team up for deluxe edition of Mercury Prize-winning album
Green light for ambitious Northumberland nature recovery plan
Stephenson-built Twizell handed to heritage line
When caffeine met history: the Magna Carta mishap
Could North East director be Poised for prestigious award?
Sam Fender bags the Mercury Prize on home turf
Lights to go out after Lumiere 2025 - or will they?
Mayoral shot in the arm for North East creative economy
Forty years on, Miners’ Strike women celebrated
Screen thrills galore await at North East anniversary festival
A joyful new addition to the Faith Museum
Free screenings of film dubbed ‘vehicle for change’
Brace of big new exhibitions incoming at Baltic
Looking ahead to Beyond the Moor
North East Museums welcome £438k renewal fund award
Stories light up Durham Cathedral as Luxmuralis returns
'Grace Darling’ shawl goes under the hammer on Tyneside
Tasty new book makes case for the 'King of Fishes'
Dr Feelgood’s Robert Kane finds new rhythm with debut solo album
REVIEW: Graeae Theatre Company’s Bad Lads at Live Theatre
Review: Mary Poppins at Sunderland Empire
North Tyneside arts charity welcomes funding boost
Laing goes little to showcase Bewick, Turner and Beatrix Potter
Live acts confirmed for Mercury Prize 2025
Sketch for Sammy finalists revealed
Big time musical on the launchpad at Theatre Royal
Historian who investigated mysteries of ancient carvings dies at 93
Kate, er, handed exhibition opportunity five years on
Auction shines new light on Sheila Fell’s artistic legacy
Children uncover past in Redesdale heritage project
Artists dig deep for inspiration at Nenthead Mines
Memories sought as Washington Old Hall turns 70
£5.2m lottery boost to reinvent Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
How the man behind Myriad became an 'architect of air'
REVIEW: Home, I'm Darling at the People's Theatre
Piano that went round the world returns to Cragside
REVIEW: The Guest, or Se Gæst, at Seaton Delaval Hall
Remembering Tony Harrison, ace poet and journo’s dream
REVIEW: Salt and Smoke, part of Blyth Celebrates
REVIEW: Basil Bunting’s Briggflatts at Hexham Abbey Festival
Mural celebrates Arthur Wharton and Darlington's railway legacy
North East Screen celebrates blockbuster growth in film and TV
Applications open for Emerging Artist Award at historic home
Heritage contractor sought to restore maritime treasure
Fossil fish poems land major prize for North East poet
Bad Lads brings the stories of Medomsley’s forgotten survivors to the stage
Exploring Englishness through the medium of dance
Review: Friends! The Musical Parody at Sunderland Empire
Love Island meets Legally Blonde
Pub on track for historic listing for railway bicentenary
Bailiffgate Museum set to move into historic new home after £4.3m award
Largest Iron Age hoard found in UK enters next chapter
REVIEW: Suitcases, Jubilee Theatre, St Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth
Bob Harris to host Country fundraiser in Newcastle
Screen industry skills boost for the North
Victorian landmark ready to welcome walkers and cyclists again
Alnwick exhibition reveals a lifetime of shared creativity
New book spotlights half a century of digging at Vindolanda
Tanfield celebrates forgotten diesel pioneers
All dolled up for the Stockton & Darlington bicentenary
Review: Self Esteem at Newcastle 02 City Hall
Take That book Circus return for Sunderland
How suitcases found in an attic have moved people to tears
Billy and Bob saddle up for a new tour
Roll up for a 'theatrical treasure hunt'
Alan Ayckbourn classic has Sheridan - and Wearside - in mind
Forged in the North: Fiona Hill on roots, resilience and success
Cult cinema to light up the coast at Whitley Bay Film Festival
Flags fly high to honour Berwick’s women
Northumberland National Park chief announces retirement
Colliery paintings capture Durham’s lost pits
Decade of digs reveals Lindisfarne secrets
Double tribute for young artists and a fisherman's legacy
Fashion on the rails at Bowes Museum
Mercury Prize shortlist revealed - as Newcastle prepares to take centre stage
Looking for Me Friend... and saluting a treasured talent
Review: Walk Like a Man, Laurels Theatre
Great Scott! Back to the Future musical books 2027 date on Wearside
North East music clocks up 12 billion streams
Music mural tribute for Dave Stewart in Sunderland
Bursaries to offer creative support to young people in Sunderland
Bishop Auckland library at the heart of new cultural hub
Nature’s classroom opens on Lindisfarne
Archaeologists return to world-famous Jarrow site
New era for Glasshouse as Abigail Pogson heads to Barbican
Bargain Bob Olley sketch depicts the grit of Sunday League
Cragside piano goes (safely) under the hammer
Kielder’s ospreys take flight beyond the forest
Science reveals the true age of Sycamore Gap tree
From shipyards to centurions: Wallsend’s layered history
The trains that changed the world from Tyneside
Hartlepool draws illustrations from across the world for festival
The rebirth of Redhills - home of The Pitman's Parliament
Sheridan Smith joins Ann Ming in Durham for emotional screening of I Fought The Law
BBC launches 'game changing' first digital accelerator with North East Screen
Why National Theatre brace is good news for audiences here
REVIEW: Grief Floats, Company of Others, Tynemouth
Book uncovers stories of life inside Newcastle’s lost prison
Briggflatts reading a Hexham Abbey Festival highlight
Locals in the frame to launch Blyth Celebrates
REVIEW: Pits, People and Players, Ensemble ’84, Horden
Exhibition explores our relationship with 'damaged' planet
Newcastle to host BBC New Comedy Awards heat
Finally, the Lit & Phil has a ghost we can all see
Why the region is fertile ground for contemporary dance
National spotlight for North East photographer’s dancer portrait
Reams of goodies in store at Durham Book Festival
Getting to know Blyth as it prepares to celebrate
Back of the net: Gerry & Sewell scores extra time at the Theatre Royal
Public asked to shape future of historic Morpeth Chantry
North Shields artwork makes waves in global contest
Got two left feet? balletLORENT's dancefloor is OPEN
Masterpieces return to Bishop Auckland
Truly immersive dance offered at King Edward's Bay
Flying the flag for Berwick as Maltings plan approved
Durham Museum finds temporary home in city centre
Historic homes offer rare chance to buy into the past
Medieval secrets uncovered at quarry site
North East comedy secures Radio 4 return
Help at hand for historic North East structures at risk
Region is ready for its close up
Can you write a play for Live Theatre's stage?
The ‘modern novel’ discussed again – 88 years on
Blackbird story takes flight for first time octogenarian author
Dave Stewart brings Dylan-inspired homecoming gig to Sunderland
Big ambitions for wetlands project along Hadrian’s Wall
Join The Thursday Murder Club's silver sleuths
Drama school bootcamp aims to give North East performing arts students a break
FLOCK to take flight in Newcastle
Call out to be part of Berwick sound artwork in 2026
What happens when a stranger's washed ashore
Turner Prize a fillip to Middlesbrough's ambitions
BBC Proms night of blue chip classics at The Glasshouse
Black British history recalled in BBC Proms gig
BBC Proms: JADE and the Royal Northern Sinfonia at The Glasshouse
Pippa's pet project opens at the Bowes Museum
A royal salute to Berwick’s workers and communities
Homecoming for historic Tyneside art collection
Signed, Sealed and finally delivered
BBC Proms: 'Round Midnight, The Fire Station, Sunderland
From the West End to Wearside: Curtain comes up on new college
New voices, big names and radical stories for autumn at Live Theatre
Byker Grove is back: Iconic teen drama returns for streaming generation
Blyth celebrates: full line-up unveiled for town’s creative festival
Good times are brewing at Gosforth Civic Theatre
Lottery award brings cheer to 200-year-old Lit & Phil
Theatre Royal welcomes audiences to The Green Room
Writing Centre project set for £2m sign-off
North-South 'culture chasm' still looms large, says new report
Community digs into Hexham’s roots
Lottery grant fuels North Shields 800th celebrations
Heritage event bridges seas and centuries
Graveyard preservation network to launch in Newcastle
Nature project aims to reconnect communities with the outdoors
New mural captures the spirit of Byker
Brass Festival music hits all the right notes
Shimmering sculpture lands at wetland centre
Put your pin in the North East coast
Exhibition raises questions about our colonial past
Why not make a date with Durham Fringe Festival?
REVIEW: Waiting for God, People's Theatre
Newcastle Fringe Festival - vital for emerging talent
REVIEW: Dido & Aeneas, The Fire Station, Sunderland
The day 1,700 people stripped off in the name of art
Getting inside knowledge on Ordinary Decent Criminal
REVIEW: Songs of the Bulbul, Newcastle Theatre Royal
Talent of Charlie Rogers recalled in book and exhibition
Unthanks to bring variety and ‘mischief’ to The Glasshouse
Memories of mining life revived at Redhills
Seaham Food Festival set to dish up another tasty weekend
Call for Blue Plaque nominations
Georgian landmark Burn Hall hits the market for £2.75m
Statue honours PoW’s act of kindness after years of captivity
Frozen secrets revealed as North East team cracks Antarctic mystery
What’s new at Baltic ahead of Saturday's Summer Sizzler?
REVIEW: The Midnight Bell, Theatre Royal
"Who wants a gallery with a boring name?"
Katie Grace: From Front Street to the festival stage
Green light for North East corridors of nature
Footie-loving fashion student kicks off career in style
Why the future looks bright for historic Tyne Theatre
Shop shutters open eyes to Wallsend’s past
North East strikes twice at Broadcast Digital Awards
The Matthew Bourne show they call "silky, sexy, intoxicating"
Exhibition celebrates 60 years of the Pennine Way
Go-ahead Blyth prepares to celebrate
My Austen sequel and a tiger who came to dinner
Exhibition tells stories of quiet strength
Newcastle gears up for free fun times in the sunshine
REVIEW: Northern Chords, Laing Art Gallery
Full STEAM ahead to the future at Hopetown
Autumn brings new album and tour from Kathryn Williams
Artists going big on history in Hartlepool
A mother's death and a life told back to front
North Shields goes large with street art
Historic Hebburn churches face closure
Beamish wins UK’s top museum prize
Emeli Sandé welcomes music funding win for Sunderland
New name, same goals for popular theatre company
Silver penny find excites castle dig team
Tynemouth discovery links to American Revolution
The 1830s day trip that turned into a chaos - and a 'remarkable event'
Local talent given a slice of the spotlight at Coast Fest
New voices, old treasures: Museum reimagines 250 years of history
Winners of Northern Writers’ Awards 2025 revealed
REVIEW: The Last Laugh, Theatre Royal
Last chance to see stirring paintings by Sheila Fell
Review: Hamilton, Sunderland Empire
REVIEW: Carrying David, Newcastle Theatre Royal
Danny Boyle hails the North East as 'magic' setting at 28 Years Later gala screening
Masala Festival promises a cultural heatwave
Baltic exhibition gets to the root of the matter
REVIEW: HARD, Laurels Theatre, Whitley Bay
Show number two announced by Horden's Ensemble '84
What comedy legend did for me and my career
Cast announced for Miss Saigon, opening in Newcastle
Sleaford Mods frontman joins radical new show at Live Theatre
£30k appeal takes flight to save Northumberland’s ospreys
Val McDermid to lead Gordon Burn Prize judging panel
Durham Brass Festival expands 2025 line-up
Tyneside Cinema names new chair and board as it looks to the future
The Story celebrates a year of heritage, history and milestones
Bronze Age finds hint at ancient ritual site
Future of iconic Northumberland estate in spotlight
From set life to storytelling with Larry Lamb
Howay the Lad ! Sam Fender kicks off three-night St James' residency
Why Carrying David is about so much more than boxing
A bit of sauce on the way in Whitley Bay
REVIEW: Steel Magnolias, People's Theatre, Newcastle
Sting steps in to launch urgent Baltic campaign
Lindisfarne Festival saved as founder returns to lead 10th Anniversary
Josie on her North East leap into the unknown
Imagining new futures for the flyover
Events programme for Magna Carta 800th anniversary unveiled
Mega find at Magna: giant footprint of the past
Sand Martins events week takes flight
Miners’ Picnic a chance for commemoration and fun
North Shields gallery honours local Plasticine inventor
Something for everyone in the Laing’s new exhibition
Plucky pit loco returns to North East tracks
River restoration to reshape Northumberland waterway
North East to roll out the red carpet for gala screening of 28 Years Later
Northern Stage announces a new chief executive
Goodbye to the North East Culture Partnership
Review: & Juliet at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Twisting Ducks introduce audiences to Hi, I'm Charlie
A new voice for Dickens’ darkest bride
Larry Lamb books a night at Tyneside Cinema
North East architecture shines in 2025 RIBA awards
North East dance film shortlisted for national award
Eric’s milestone concert season to end in style
X-Ray Vision: Northumbria unveils cutting-edge art scanner
WWT Washington at 50: A legacy in flight
The backbone of the arts: why artists must be at the heart of cultural funding
Young singing stars bring opera to The Fire Station
JADE heads home to headline BBC Proms in the North East
Fun-loving Whitley Bay summons carnival spirit
All Change! New exhibition tracks how the railways transformed everyday life
Region’s fiddlers prepare for toe-tapping festival gig
Life celebrates 25 years with a major new attraction
REVIEW: The Bench, Gala Durham and touring
Heritage Lottery grant green lights new excavation effort
Bench honours couple’s century of service to Northumberland National Park
International folklore exhibition celebrates 60 years of cultural exchange
Eco-themed May half term announced at BALTIC
Northern Chords festival returns with a winsome threesome
Festival aims to unearth and nurture bold new North East voices
Mik's Coal Town photos on permanent display at Woodhorn
Textile artist Louise finally goes solo with pop-up show
REVIEW: Boys from the Blackstuff, Theatre Royal
Endangered Newcastle baths named among UK’s top ten at-risk buildings
Forum Cinema fundraiser success
Late Shows launch for arts centre Crowdfunder
REVIEW: Mother Courage and her Children, Horden, County Durham
Preview: Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area at ARC Stockton and Live Theatre
New play gives voice to Covid bereaved
Whisky meets history for double celebration at Ad Gefrin
Birdman Jim Moir – why he won’t be pigeonholed
A freshly-baked opportunity for Newcastle theatre makers
Art Deco church begins new chapter
A century of important bird watching
WWI locomotive and Belgian engine to star in North East steam events
Berwick buildings to get new life as creative spaces
Adele Sandé and Franz Ferdinand to launch Sunderland’s Year of Music
Former North East journalists launch debut crime novel featuring therapist sleuth
Review: Picture You Dead, Newcastle Theatre Royal
Dance City makes case that life begins at 40
Portraits with impact: Arcadea CIO and Debbie Todd at The Late Shows
Late Shows opens doors to exciting possibilities
Why Jeff Brown's buzzing to be back on The Bench
Review: Blackbird in the Snow, Laurels Theatre
Newcastle to host Mercury Music Prize 2025
Steph McGovern samples a life of crime
Restored British Legion standards go on show for VE Day 80
Stanhope Weekender plants roots with peatland pledge
Event will be instrument of celebration
Paddleboarding artist prepares for first solo show
Meet the 'song detectorists' revising our understanding of music
The return of a show that defined a decade
Dance and nature unite in The Alnwick Garden
Art and memory collide for powerful Miners' Strike exhibition
Adolescence's Owen Cooper stars in Sam Fender's latest video
REVIEW: Dogs on the Metro, Live Theatre
Sunderland in on the BBC Proms action
REVIEW: Sides, by Alex Joynes, People's Theatre, Newcastle
A tribute to poet and spoken word artist Sky Hawkins
New magazine champions working class writers
Ghosts in Jesmond? Paranormal podcaster Danny Robins wants to hear from you
New bar to open at Theatre Royal
A new album and a new ensemble
Lumiere and New Writing North cited in new report
Arthur McKenzie’s Blackbird in the Snow finally lands on stage
Crucial lessons we should learn from Ancient Rome
Beamish shortlisted for top museum prize
Funding green lights gallery restoration at Tyne Theatre & Opera House
Project to uncover hidden WW2 histories
More creative support available for Sunderland venues
Theatre Royal seeks new trustees to help guide its next chapter
West End writers in celebration spotlight
With these hands: Laing exhibition celebrates the art of craft
The Battle for Britpop chart topper to play out at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Review: Public Record at The Fire Station, Sunderland
May is festival time in Jesmond
Celebrating the legacy of a folk legend
Historic hair under the hammer
Recognition at last for football heroine
Lauren Laverne honoured at Music Producers Guild Awards
GIFT – Gateshead festival keeps on giving
Sousa extends stay, Wilson joins fold
The winning play now approaching...
Singer Nadedja brings the sunshine with new single
North East role in world first Gladiator battle find
Tuning in to the Toon’s Black music heyday
Floodplain revival to boosts river wildlife
North East talent brushing up for the BAFTAs - Part I
Drawing on Strength: Alnwick artist showcases landscapes and life
Memories in miniature: Vintage souvenir on show
REVIEW: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Sunderland Empire
REVIEW: Ghost Stories at the Theatre Royal
Six of the Hexham Book Fest best
Pop star Jade assembles for unfiltered TV interview
Lit & Phil's anniversary writing challenge
Podcast series brings Tyne Derwent Way history to life
Oscar-winning writer joins Live's Unearthed Festival line-up
Fawlty Towers makes a double reservation with the North East
Ethel Smyth, composer, firebrand, suffragette
"If you’ve got a dream to work in the performing arts, we want to hear from you"
Lost medieval panel found in Hexham Abbey?
First osprey eggs laid at Kielder for Easter
Auction revives story of Jarrow’s gibbeted pitman
Newcastle nesting project takes flight
The engineer returns: Robert Stephenson statue pulls into Shildon
Newcastle teacher's Elizabethan thriller
Weeds gone so what now for Jesmond Dene landmark?
Behind the Curtain: Theatre Royal throws open its doors
Region bucks the national trend for starling sightings
Tyneside team unearths evidence of a green Arabian desert
Ten million and counting: Baltic marks major milestone
Kate Adie archive opens in Sunderland
Old-school Easter Fun? Beamish has it in the basket
Hit play heads for Newcastle on first UK tour
Making music in the face of MND
Review: Manhunt, Royal Court Theatre
Exhibition recalls when Britain ruled the waves
Putting Sunderland on the Record
Twin painters share Baltic spotlight
Review: T*ts Up at Laurels Theatre, Whitley Bay
Review: Songs of the North East, Consett Empire
Visualising the musical genius of Ravel
Yee-ha! Byker 'Western' hits the big screen
Auction highlights a keen eye for art
Folio, folio, wherefore art thou folio?
Preview screening of The Feud is a friendly affair
Digging into the history of Arbeia
Late artist’s work to be auctioned
A tribute to John Fox of Welfare State
Snow White in Get Carter's footsteps
Meet the writers who aim to scare you silly
REVIEW: Goodnight Mister Tom, People’s Theatre, Newcastle
Work of Tyneside photo artist goes to auction
The power of nature for recovery
Pit disaster centenary to be commemorated
Connecting through shared heritage
A new chapter starts for The Lindisfarne Story
Dance grants put a spring in the step
Celebrating 10 years since the Old Low Light got a new lease of life
Laughter and life stories in store at Laurels
Tickets on sale soon for Theatre Royal 2026 shows
Dalek, witch and Spiderman – new at the NGCA
Revamped venue well worth a pilgrimage this spring
'An incredible once in a lifetime archaeological find'
Smoggie Queens gets a (very sparkly) green light for series two
Tickets go on sale for Durham Brass 2025
Future Care series honours the past
Osprey wins the race back for the best nest
Opera North announce new North East dates
North East attractions get their grade card
Bats and bullet holes: artist Luke Jerram on Helios
Celebrating snooker champion Vera Selby
REVIEW: Pygmalion at the People’s Theatre
Northumberland park pays its part in hailing cup final hero
REVIEW: The Shark is Broken, Theatre Royal
Joséphine Bowes – a 19th Century fashionista
'It is reasonable to conclude that we now have Geordie dolphins'
River Tyne takes centre stage as Clare Balding jumps in for TV series
Parking idea for future of flyover
REVIEW: London Philharmonic Orchestra at The Glasshouse
Timely exhibition highlights complex motherhood
Artists highlight North East & Ukraine shared heritage
Quirky and colourful exhibitions not to miss
Pit village aiming for the world stage
Ian Shaw on Jaws and playing his dad
Review: Rupture, Live Theatre Studio, Newcastle
Newcastle launch for spellbinding show
REVIEW: The Flying Dutchman, Theatre Royal
Night Classes back by popular demand
Howay The Lasses sing for Mary (and more)
Jenni Fagan’s Ootlin wins Gordon Burn Prize
Coal Town photos to be Woodhorn attraction
Banging theatre show is beating a path to Tyneside
REVIEW: Hangmen at the People’s Theatre
Tyneside date stirs memories for rock legend
Forum Cinema fundraiser to secure Hexham treasure's art deco appeal
Sam Fender’s new album People Watching tops UK charts and makes history
BRILLIANT scheme launched for Lumiere
Sporting auction set to be gripping
Multi-million-pound boost for Berwick Barracks project
Inspirational women at Town Hall
Celebrating the piano in style
Dani – future champion of the world?
How Corbridge could have been capital of the North East
Live's season springs into life
Max Roberts on Peter Straughan
New Durham art gallery a step closer
Introducing Lort Burn Specials
Winning hearts and minds at Tyneside Cinema
What’s in a name? Tyneside sale has a valuable answer
Funding boost for arts and cash-strapped museums
New season signals new era at Alphabetti
Coalfield creativity at Beamish
Crafting a cinema for everyone
Prepare for a puppet invasion!
Newcastle fixture for footy drama Dear England
Alnwick Story Fest exhibition celebrates the everyday
Academic is standing up for the planet
New home for ospreys at Kielder
'Extraordinary' fundraising effort preserves site for nature
There's another Stanley at Laurels
Review: Champion at Live Theatre, Newcastle
Record entry for Northumberland Open
Review: Fauré’s Requiem, Royal Northern Sinfonia & Chorus
RTS Awards: Big celebration for the region's small screen winners
North East RIBA Awards shortlist revealed
Big launch right on track for S&DR Festival
Theatre Royal's Open Door initiative
Imprisoned mams contribute to new play
Full Berwick film fest programme announced
What would Joséphine be collecting now?
Review: Only Fools and Horses the Musical, Newcastle Theatre Royal
MOBO Fringe: Grab the chance to see rising talent on Tyneside
Review: Top Girls, People’s Theatre, Newcastle
An invitation for Tees Valley creatives to get connected
Sunday for Sammy celebrates 25th anniversary with big show announcement
Tyneside’s ‘unstoppable’ motivator now in print
North East archaeologist up for national award
Looking for harmony between kittiwakes and their urban neighbours
4,000 year old burial site discovered in Wooler
North East heritage projects lock in funding
Review: The Nutcracker, Scottish Ballet, Theatre Royal
Why playing Del Boy is lovely jubbly
Exploring the lasting fascination with the Byker Wall
North East artist's work is blowing up in China
Monet painting to go on show in South Shields as part of National Gallery tour
Peter Straughan (Oscar nominated again) discusses Conclave
Dragon’s Den star fronts new series made in Newcastle
Can pottery be an eco-friendly artform?
Partnership to support North TV writers renewed
Stories from behind prison walls form part of Postgraduate Research Conference
Preview: Holly and the Reivers at Gosforth Civic Theatre
National Trust counts the cost of Storm Éowyn
Excavating the present from the future
Exhibition: From Josephine Bowes: Trendsetters and Trailblazers
Northumberland exhibition draws on River Aln
Anglo-Saxon en-suite solves Royal Bayeux Tapestry mystery
Punk shirt parachutes into auction
Dates confirmed for Lumiere 2025
Review: Nerys Johnson: Disability and Practice
Call out for sounds of Wearside's past
ClassicsFest returns with new writing challenge
Music City status for Sunderland
Eight artists vie to exhibit at National Trust property
Shortlist revealed for Gordon Burn Prize 2025
Review: Birdsong at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Review: A Celebration of Lionel Tertis
First MOBO Awards acts announced along with busy Fringe programme
Student exhibition puts climate change in the frame
Grant to explore history of Ballast Hills
When the self-styled 'Greatest' came to the North East
New season attractions at the People’s
Call out for memories of Muhammad Ali ahead of theatre premiere
Cultural innovations on Tyneside and Wearside win Government funding
Ashington Group anniversary gets film finale
After the Moon comes the Sun to light up an historic building
Memories stirred as Fish Quay tavern lands a lost treasure
Disco rockers High Fade on Tyneside pilgrimage
Delving into a library of lectures
Review: Murder on the Orient Express at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Programme unveiled for North Shields 800
Daily facts from 800 years of history
Golden Globe winner Peter Straughan due at Tyneside Cinema
Chumps to gather at Stan’s statue for grateful giggles
Sunderland photography lecturer in the frame for Portrait of Britain
Cast announced for Champion at Live Theatre
Rupert Bear finds a place in Durham open art exhibitions
Birdsong - a love story that has changed lives
Tyneside festival gives a platform to the arts and music of the Holocaust
SDR200 Festival on track for very special year